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• n  a person suffering from amnesia
• a  of or relating to or caused by amnesia
• s  suffering from a partial loss of memory

• Not surprisingly, the amnesic society behaves much like the amnesic individual.
• Soon after, the anonymous killer, dubbed "Johnny Nobody" by press and public because he appears to be amnesic, is tried for murder.
• He says that while it is "perfectly possible" Darwin could not remember spending time with his wife since 2002, "it would be a really weird Hollywood movie where he's amnesic, she .

• amnesiac
• amnestic

News & Articles

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• MIND Reviews: Permanent Present Tense
  Forget Me Not: Permanent Present Tense: The Unforgettable Life of the Amnesic Patient, H.M. Suzanne Corkin Basic Books, 2013 ($28.99) H.M. could not remember what he had eaten for... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
  July 20, 2013 - Scientific American

Quotes

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• Brenda Milner in Gadsden Times (subscription)
  Soon "everyone wanted an amnesic to study," Dr. Milner said, and researchers began to map out still other dimensions of memory.
• Christine Arron in BBC Sport
  Arron told L'Equipe: "I find it sad when I read that people are still applauding her. They are amnesic. It's a big circus."